[colug-432] Android

[Rick Troth]

No.  Phone is a Motorola DroidX.  Nice box.  Big screen.  All touch.

Synch of contacts from Google account(s) to phone and vice-versa works
and is desired.

The phone has a feature of "linking" (not synching), where for example
my own contact info is in phone storage *and* in Google land.  That's
fine too.  BUT the phone has a nasty habit of aggressively "linking"
many other contacts (Google contact with a similar sounding Google
contact).  Dunno if this is a Motorola thing or a Verizon thing or an
Android thing.  Trying to turn it off.  (stop it doing automatic)

If the over-linking (my term) is a Motorola thing or a Verizon thing,
then I suspect going to Cyanogenmod will alleviate this problem.  I do
expect to root the phone.  I MAY also switch to Cyanogenmod.  If I do
either, and it helps, I'll repot back on this thread.

-- R; <><


On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Jon Miller <jonebird at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is the linking you're referring to between Google contacts and Facebook
> accounts? I believe your phone is an HTC, right? I believe that "feature" is
> what you get with the HTC extras on top of android. Therefore rooting your
> phone should do the trick.
>
> - Jon Miller
>
> On Dec 29, 2011 7:07 PM, "Rick Troth" <rmt at casita.net> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the replies.
>>
>> Travis almost hit it in terms of what I was looking for.  But what I
>> want is a bit more specific.  I WANT to synch my contacts with the
>> phone.  I just don't want the phone to additionally "link" contacts
>> which I have already spent much time organizing on the Google side.
>> The limits of  "Settings -> Accounts"  shows the problem.  I do want
>> sync, but don't want the aggressive extra too smarts.  Just not a lot
>> of control there.
>>
>> The rooting options ... I've been thinking about Cyanogenmod.  Could I
>> dual boot?  (still have the Verizon image handy ina pinch)  I mean ...
>> is Cyanogenmod really full-function w/r/t what the cellular providers
>> throw in?
>>
>> Can't believe I started this thread without a subject.  *blush*
>>
>> -- R; <><
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Travis Hines <mthines at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Settings -> accounts. Select your google account and unselect the
>> > contacts
>> > for sharing.  I actually like this feature as your contacts are portable
>> > to
>> > new devices...
>> >
>> > On Dec 29, 2011 3:49 PM, "Rick Troth" <rmt at casita.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I have a non-Linux (and non-Unix) question that I thought I should
>> >> throw here first.  Well ... it's about my Android phone, so maybe it
>> >> *is* Linux sort of.
>> >>
>> >> Most of this critter works really well.  One thing I do *not* like is
>> >> that it links contacts.  This linking is probably a feature in
>> >> someone's mind.  I don't object to the feature, but have not found how
>> >> to turn it off.  Going through all contacts and manually unlinking is
>> >> impractical.  Anyone got any ideas?
>> >>
>> >> It synchs with Google Contacts, which has very good elimination of
>> >> duplicates.  The linking of contacts seems to be a reinvention of that
>> >> wheel.  (But with less control.)  To be specific, if I have a contact
>> >> entry for Bob Smith and another for Sarah and Bob Smith, the "merge"
>> >> function Google itself will let me say if I want the two merged or
>> >> not.  But the stoopid phone will "link" them without asking.
>> >>
>> >> I like the thing, but there are too few knobs to turn, so I'm looking
>> >> for better controls.  Recently I was searching Marketplace for a
>> >> permissions controller.  Some of these apps get way too much access
>> >> and I don't see where to turn some off.  Blackberry was better on that
>> >> point.
>> >>
>> >> If anyone has suggestions, I am open.  The phone has still not been
>> >> rooted.  That is overdue.  (And maybe would help with permissions?  At
>> >> least put me more in control, I suppose.)
>> >>
>> >> -- R;   <><
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